The Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, has mentioned it’s obliged to obey the Attraction Courtroom order restraining the occasion from appointing any individual as appearing Nationwide Secretary rather than Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
The occasion’s Deputy Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said this at a information convention, tagged: “Simply so the PDP might have a breather,’’ on Friday in Abuja.
Abdullahi mentioned in the previous few days, PDP had been issued with two court docket orders surrounding the genuine nationwide secretary of the occasion.
He mentioned, on Wednesday, PDP was served with an order of interim injunction issued by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Excessive Courtroom in Maitama, in a swimsuit marked: CV/64/2025.
Abdullahi mentioned that the order, within the swimsuit instituted by the Imo PDP Chairman, Austine Nwachukwu, by way of his counsel, Clement Mue, restrained the occasion from recognising the PDP Deputy Nationwide Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo, because the substantive nationwide secretary.
He mentioned the PDP was, on Thursday, additionally served with a keep of execution order by the Courtroom of Attraction (Abuja division) in an enchantment No. CA/E/24/2024 on a judgment delivered by the Courtroom of Attraction, Enugu Division, on Dec. 20, 2024.
Abdullahi mentioned the order got here with an injunction restraining PDP or its brokers from imposing or giving impact to the judgment of the appellate court docket, pending the listening to and dedication of the enchantment filed on the Supreme Courtroom.
In keeping with him, the court docket, in its ruling on the ex parte software, restrained PDP and its principal officers from eradicating Anyanwu from workplace, pending the listening to and dedication of the movement on discover mounted for Jan. 28.
He mentioned the court docket additionally restrained PDP, its leaders, Koshoedo or some other individual from appearing because the occasion’s nationwide secretary.
Abdullahi added that the deputy nationwide secretary was equally restrained from issuing any discover of assembly of the Nationwide Government Committee and Nationwide Working Committee, signing any doc or performing any perform besides on the directive of Anyanwu or in his absence.
“Accordingly, we’re obliged, as a law-abiding occasion, to respect the order of the court docket.
“We may also ship a authorized illustration to defend the occasion within the swimsuit when the movement on discover comes up on Jan. 8 and Feb. 5 for listening to on the originating summons,’’ he mentioned.
Abdullahi mentioned that Anyanwu remained the substantive nationwide secretary till the dedication of the enchantment earlier than the Supreme Courtroom.
“The place there’s an enchantment, it is just behooves on the appellant to attend till the dedication of the enchantment. That’s the place of legislation,’’ he mentioned.
Abdullahi appealed to all PDP members to be law-abiding in ready for the ultimate place of the court docket on the matter.
Requested why he was doing the information briefing when PDP has Debo Ologunagba as its substantive Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Abudllahi mentioned he loved the identical energy with Ologunagba to talk for the occasion.
He said that he was directed by the occasion’s appearing Nationwide Chairman, Umar Damagum, to take action, following Ologunagba’s latest inclinations.
He mentioned that Ologunagba had not too long ago issued statements and held information conferences on points he claimed to be from the NWC, whereas the committee had not met since September 2024.
“A nationwide publicity secretary doesn’t take pleasure in such powers. He can not converse for the NWC with out clearance from the NWC. That isn’t the place of legislation,’’ he mentioned.
